Love is boundless and unmeasurable. Love also is subjective: there is no true definition of love, however it seems as though it can be detected once formed. As one thinks of “Romeo and Juliet”, love is often associated, so much, to the fact that the tragedy is forgotten. “Romeo and Juliet” is derived from Arthur Brooke’s “The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet”, written in 1563, thirty-four years before Shakespeare’s version. The two versions are almost exactly identical with the exception of a three details. The original span of the story was nine month, but it was reduced to five days in Shakespeare’s version. Also Juliet’s age was reduced in Shakespeare’s version. This could have been done to emphasize that she was too young to get married. Lastly, the accomplices in the lover’s scheme were spared …show more content…
In Brooke’s story, the accomplices like the nurse were killed. Despite these differences, both roads still end with a tragedy. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet were indeed untimely but there were a few possible factors that could contributed to their deaths. The tragedy in Romeo and Juliet were influenced by the effects of family quarrel, lack of maturity, and absence of proper communication. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, both lovers belonged to very prestigious and influential families who absolutely loathe each other. The story takes place in the city of Verona with the Montague and Capulet families who hold an “ancient grudge” between one another. Romeo, who belongs to the Montague family, is described as impulsive and immature, yet caring. Juliet belongs to the Capulet family, and she can be described as beautiful and naïve. As previously stated, the Capulets and Montague hated eachother. So much to the point that a brawl